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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Magical Winter Moments Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sparkle N Sprinkle Magical Winter Moments blog hop

Did you have arrive here from MARIE BERQUIST'S blog in our winter blog hop? If you did not get here via Marie, perhaps you might want to go to the Sparkle and Sprinkle Blog to see all the participating sites and get the low down on the snowy trail.

Yes, its that time again.....to begin planning for your holiday cards. Can you believe it? And the designers have been busy creating samples to help get those creative juices flowing. Here in Wisconsin, it has been a bit chilly so I am starting to think SNOW (oh, and I am also starting to think that its time to head back to Florida...LOL).

My first inspiration came from the new Playful Penguin stamp set 438.

I used the Candy Cane Penguin because I thought that he would be cute for my grandsons' cards. I took designer paper with candy canes on it and used one of my new favorite techniques- - -applying embossing powder over the entire surface. Simply rub the versamark pad directly to the entire surface and emboss with your favorite powder! Here I used Sparkle embossing powder EP107. I used two Sparkle and Soft colors for the penguin body. Die cut a snowflake using the Grand Caliber, painted it silver and added glitter. Used wonky rectangle die cuts and a candy cane charm colored with glitters. Full directions can be found on the SNS website here.

The next card inspiration came from the Winter Swirl stamp set 414.

I have been wanting to make a tent topper card (see SNS tips and techniques section) and this reindeer was just asking to be on my card. I started with the reindeer using Stickum Powder EP300 and Sparkling Sands Sparkle N Soft SS118. Doesn't the deer look soft? Next die cut using the Grand Caliber and a circle die, layer onto the lacey circle die cut from gold cardstock and finally place on olive mulberry paper. Love mulberry paper! The base card was stamped using the trees from this set in 2 colors, and then offset stamped using versamark and then embossed with Sparkle EP107. You can view the full directions for this card here.

Hoping that you got some ideas from these cards. Its time to slide over to the next talented designer's blog: KIM JAIME has more fun and inspiration for you to see here.

Don't forget to leave a comment below to be eligible for the blog hop prizes! And thanks so much for stopping by.

Sandy (Cheesy)

P.S. I will be giving away a special prize from me to you! All you have to do is sign up during the blog hop to be one of my blog "followers". Look on the far right side near the bottom where it says followers and sign up. I will randomly choose one of my new followers to receive one of the new SNS stampette sets. Good Luck.

54 comments:

Sandy, you've captured That Pengie in his element PERFECTLY! Amazing what colors and textures do for the feel of a card, and your second card is no different. With the mulberry paper and EP, I can feel the majesty of this buck in his forest. Thank you for making such lovely additions to this blog hop!

Love the razzle-dazzle of the Penguin card. Wonky squares - lots of glitz - just darling! The second card reminds me (too quickly) of my back yard in the snow - yes with the deer there too! Just gorgeous!

Sandy, I especially like your use of Mulberry paper. I'm also a big fan of it. It would also work well as a mat for a Christmas tree focal, but it's very neat for the deer. Thanks for the idea.Jan Hobbs

Hands down the best card for cuteness! And cutting with wonky rectangles adds to the fun of your card. Your deer card captures the softness of snow while highlighting that beautiful stamp ~ very, very pretty!

With 13 grandchildren, I agree that the pengie is number one on my list - but 13 variations may not be easy. The deer is beautiful and I can almost feel his softness. Thank you so much for the inspiration, idea, and taking the time to share.